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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1887-03-18
SALE or LOT, HOUSES, &C.

Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned Trustee in a deed OF
trust executed by r. A. Miller and
wife bearing date 10th of August.
1886, and Of record in the Cierk,a
Office of Tazewell county, Deed
Book No 81, pages 91-2, being re.
CURED by the creditors therein sc~
cured, to execute the trust, will on
the 18th March, 1887, on the prem
Uses. soil for Cash. the property en-
braced in said trust deed, consist.
ing of lot of one acre or more on
which are situated two Houses and
q Stable. the said property adjoin.
ing what is known as the Miller.
Cottage in the town of Graham in
Tazewell county.
Feb.24- S NJ. GRAHAM, Trustee.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1887-03-18

VIRGINIA.: In the Clerks Office,
OF Tazewell Circuit Court, Fsbsu q.
airy 25th, A. D., 1887.
Joseph i. Doran and w. A. Dick, 81,
Compts.
Robert Steele, Administrator OF Eli
Steele, Deceased, and the heirs at
law of Joseph Bishop and all other
persons interested in the land ia tho
bill mentioned, whose names nre un-
known and who are proceeded
against as unknown parties, Deft,s.
In CHANcERY.
The object Of this suit is to have
specific execution Of q contract, where
by said Joseph Bishop sold tract
OF land to Eli Steele, Deceased, lying
in Tazewell county, Virginia, on wa
ters of Big Creek, which said land
Eli Steele sold to -- Vest and
Vest toA. .&S.D.May; and it ap-
pearing from sufficient evidence on
file i'll this Office that the names of
the defendants in the above describ-
ed suit, who are proceeded against
as unknown pnrties-are UNI
known, it is ordered that they appear
here within one month after the due
publication of this order and do what
may be necessary for the protection
of their interests in this suit; and
that copies hereof be published and
posted as prescribed by law.
A Copy-Teste,
r. BRITAIN, d. q.
A. J. & 8. D. MAY, P. Q. Mar. 4.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1887-03-18

VIRGINIA: In the Clerks Office
of the Circuit Court of Tazewell
County, March 18th, A. D., 1887.
Joseph L. Doran and w. A.
DICK Compl'ts..
VS.. -
A. P. Vance, Dert.
In CuANogRY.
The object of the foregoing suit is
to have specific execution of a writ
ten contract whereby the defendant
by his agent W. H. Blankenship sold
to the compliments one hundred
acres Of land on Big Creek of Clinch.
River in razewell county. Virginia,
conveyed by Joseph G. Brown and
Mary u. his wife to said defendant
by, deed, of date the frat day of Octo.
Der, 1884; and it appearing from suf-
ficient evidence on file in this Office
that the defendant is not resident
of this Commonwealth, it is ordered
that he appear here within one month
after the due publication of this or
der and do what may be necessary to
protect his interest in this suit; and
that copies hereof be published and
posted as prescribed by law.
A Copy-Teste,
iR. BRITAIN, ID. c.. &
A. J. Il 8. D. MAY, p. q. Mar. I8. n
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-07-22

For woman to say she does not use
Proctor & CANDLES Lenox Soap, is to
admit she is "behind the times.
Nobody uses ordinary soap now they
can get "Lenox."
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-07-22

watched its growth with eyes that hardly
left it night or day Life in the log cabin
had not become pleasnnter with the advance
Of the summer we were all impatient to
be out Of it. We looked forward to our oc-
cupaton of the the new house with an ea.
gerness which even in US boys must have
had some sense of present discomfort at
the bottom Of it, We were to have par
lor, dining and a library there
were to be three chambers for the family
and a spare room after six months in the
log cabin we could hardly have imagined il
if we had not seen these divisions actually
made by the studding. IL appeared TO me
palace. ! spent all the leisure had from
swimming and Indian-fghting and reading
in watching the carpenter work and hear
ing him talk his talk was not the wisest.
but he thought very well of himself. and /
had so far lapsed from civilization that
stood in secret awe of him, because he came
from town-from the ptiful little village,
namely, where | went to buy those shrouds.
try to give merely a childs impressions
of our life, which were nearly all delight
full, but it must have been hard for my eld-
ers, and for my mother especially, who
could get no help, or only briefly and ftful-
ly in the work that fell 10 her What her
pleasures were | can scarcely imagine. She
was cut off from church-going because we
were Swedenborgian short of Cincinnati,
60 miles away, there was no worship of our
faith, and the local preaching was not edi-
flying theologically or intellectually.
had not seen the old place for 30 years,
when four years ago ! found myself in the
pretty little town Of x, which had
once appeared 50 lordly and proud to my
poor rustic eyes-with vacant halliday
on my hands. ! hired buggy and boy,
and had him drive me down to that point
on the river where our mills, at least used
to be. The road was all strange to me, and
when | reached my destination that was
stranger still. All the natural features
were there, but the timber had been cut
from the hill and island, and where the
stately hickories had once lowered and the
sycamores dropped, there was now a bald
knob, and n sterile tract Of sand good
hardly for the grazing of the few cows that
cropped its scanty heritage. They were
both very much smaller the hill was not
the mountain it had seemed the island no
longer rivalled the proportions Of England.
The grist-mill, whose gray bulk had kept
50 large place in my memory. was sadly
dwarfed, and in its dccrepitude it had cant
ed backwards, and seemed tottering to its
fall. | explored it from wheel-pit to cool
ing-floor there was not an Indian in it
but ah, what ghosts ghosts of the living
and the dead my brothers, my playmates',
my own
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-07-22

IMPORTANT New INVENTIONS. Two new
machines of some Importance in writing
and speaking are about to come before the
public. One is the graphophone, a machine
which serves as an amanuensis. \ corpor
alton for its manufacture has been organ
lied under the laws Of West Virginia,
which are designed to please corporators
and give revenue to the state. A still more
important perfection recently attained is
that Of Prof. Elisha Gray's 'telantograph, 4"
a telegraphic apparatus which transmits the
handwriting or any other picture tracing
upon paper any distance. This will be
highly valued by business men and bank
ers. The valuable feature of the inven-
tion is the plate ON which is laid the paper
written ON by the sender. Apencil or any
sharp object may be used to write with,
and the receiving machine traces the mes
sage with pencil or anything capable of
marking, reproducing the form of the mes
sage precisely. Thus the sending operator
will merely write the message on paper,
and when he has finished it will have been
finished at the other end of the circuit,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-07-22

How AN ALLIGATOR EATs.-An observer
down South says an alligators throat is an
animated sewer. Everything which lodges
in his open mouth goes down. He is a lazy
dog, and instead Of hunting for something
TO eat, he let's his victuals hunt for him,
That is, he lays with his great mouth open,
apparently dead, like the 'possum. Soon a
bug crawls into it, then fly, then several
gnats and a colony of mosquitoes, The al
ligator doesn't close his mouth yet He is
waiting for a whole drove of things. He
does his eating 10y wholesale. A little later
a lizard will cool himself under the shade
of the upper jaw. Then few frogs will
hop mp TO catch the mosquitoes. Then more
mosquitoes and gnats will light on the frogs
Finally whole village of insects and rep
tiles settle down for an afternoon picnic.
Then all at once there is an earthquake.
The big jaw falls, the alligator blinks one
eye, gulps down the entire menagerie, and
opens his great front door again for more
visitors.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-07-22

Lord Lowell he stood at his own front door,
Seeking the hole for the key;
His hat was wrecked and his trousers bore
rent across either knee,
When down came the beauteous Lady Jane
In fair white draprree.
"Oh, where have you been Lord Loycllf" sh,
said.
oh, where have you been, said she:
Il have not closed am eye In bed,
And the clock has just struck three
Who has been standing you ON your head
Ia the barrel, Perdees"
~ am not drunk, Lady Shane" he said,
And SO late it cannot be;
The clock struck one as | entered
l heard il two times or three;
Il must be- the salmon ON which fed
Has been too many for me-
Go, tell your tale, Lord Lowell " she said:
ITO the maritime cavalree,
To your grandma Of the hoaIy head
To any one but me.
The door is not used to be- opened
With cigarette for a key"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-07-22

Not every typographical error in news
paper results SO happily as one made by the
Portland Sunday Times a few years ago.
In announcing a church supper and con
cert the word concert was perverted 10
dance. A young man who read the item
and was attracted by the dance stroled in
to the vestry. lie became so much inter
ested that he afterward attended church
service there, professed religion, and is now
a highly esteemed clergyman Lewision
(He,) JoiVadi
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-07-22
VOL. LIV.
Business CARDS.

Business Garos.
GSHERMAN u JENNIE,
General Insurance and Real Estate Agents,
Representing Companies whose assets are over
$500 ,OOO, 900.
TENEMENTs TO LET.
Agents for BABcocK FIRE Ex1lNauisHERs
onicc in New L,,nk Block, cor. Main 4 Elliot Sts
BKAr1LEBORO, VT,
w ATERMAN q MARTIN,
w ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
Bank Block, Brattlcburo Vt.
I. MILLER, VI. D.,
~ PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
Ii""hrr blh' B"tto; till9a.m; l2tu2 9pm.
hK. ALVIN KNAPP,
- MIST,
Hooker Block, Brattlrboro, Vt
JAMES VI. TYLER,
- ATTORNEY At LAW
Nillist"n Block Brattlrboro. VT
~ -. UOLTON, MD,
~. . fillSiCiAN AN1 i SuRGtEQN.
So home from {" , and to O'Clock p. m.
Brttrhuru, Vt
N.AILEN Il CO.,
L. DEALERS IN LUMBER OF ALL KINDS.
U'' Flat street, Brntlrhoro VT.
AuES CONLAND, VI. ID,
- IllNSItlAN AND SURGEON.
unc" in Crosby Block, opposite Telephone Ex
pncc hours to A. A., to3pM
Residence W Man St............. BrattlrInro VT
~ y. WEBSTER, VI. ID.
~ Onice and residence II Elliot ST., Brattlr
horu, Vt ulhcc hours before A. NJ; to > aud
ttI - I'm
ENKV TUCKER, VI. ID.
SURGEON AND HOMtEPATIIIST,
once at residence No. Green Street. Office
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tyutiuu given tu chronic diseases
IIASKINS n STODDARD,
1 ATTORNEYS Il COUNSEILOtS AT LAW
and Solicitors Of Patents. Brattlehoro Vt
II J. CARPENTER, Market Block. Elliot
IL St Dealer IN Toys, Fancy Goods, books
stationery, Newspapers, Magazines and Periudi
Gals. subscriptions received for the principal news.
papers and magazines aud forwarded by mail or
Otherwise.
7 q. BOLSTER,
Js FIRE INSURANCE AGENT,
putut'N, VT.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-07-22

Turning to the post office clerk who had
just sold him a stamp, aud smiling in an
idiotic way, he asked ''Do you understand
the language Of stamps y Yes re-
sponded the man, placed in any place ex-
cept the right hand corner means Il am a
fool -
'Do you call this band of picked musi-
clans y said hotel manager to the leader
of summer band. Zach dot vos so,
bick 'em mineselluf,' replied the band
master. well, then, you picked them be-
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-07-22

"There were but few soldiers in the war"
said Capt Campbell, "who were not card
players, and they nearly all liked TO own a
deck but they had a dread of being killed
with a deck ON their person. Whenever
we heard the cannons begin 20 boom and
the guns of the picket mon begin to clat-
ter, we knew that battle was coming, and
you would see men by the hundreds draw
ing their cards from their pockets aud
throwing them along the road. "-hldial-
dpOiis Journal
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-07-22

NATURE THE GREAT TEACHER. 1t is
claimed that there is no invention of man
which is not anticipated in nature, and
recent writer declares that the great dis
coverers of the future will be those who
most carefully study the natural world.
The diving bell only initiates the work of
the water spider. This insect. though as
easily drowned as any other spends great
part of its life under water. Having con-
structed a small cell under the water it
clasps bubble of air between its last pair
of legs, and dives down to the entrance of
its cell, into which the bubble is put. A
proportionate amount of water is thus
displaced, and when all of it is expelled.
the little animal takes up its abode in this
subaqueous retreat Pallissy made a care
full study of the shells by the seaside, in
order to learn the best method of fortifying
town. The shipworm gradually tunnels
its way through any submerged timber,
lining its path with a hard, shelly coating.
Brunei, taking a hint from this, was the
first 10 succeed in subaquatic tunnelling
The Eddystone lighthouse is built on the
plan of a tree-trunk, and fastened TO the
rock IN manner somewhat similar to the
way tree is fastened TO the soil. 1t is sup
posed that the first idea of suspension
bridge was suggested by the creepers of a
tropical forest. A Mr.. Paxton, gardener,
having noticed the structure of the great
leaves of the Victoria Regia, conceived the
idea of copying in iron the ribs of the leaf
and filling the remaining space, which cor
responds to the cellular portions. with glass
The result was the Crystal Palace, and thus
by copying nature, an obscure gardener
became Sir Joseph Paxton, the great archi-
tect
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-05-06
An Interesting Suit.

The case of Patrick Gardner, and
others, heirs at law of James Gard
ner, deceased, VS.. Thos McAnallen
and Patton Bell, was taken up before
Judge McMichael last Thursday
morning. The suit was for the pos
session of 100 acre tract in Cherry
and Washington township, which
originally was part of tract descrlb'
ed in Certificate No. Is, of the Sec
ond Donation district, and drawn by
lot by Thos. Church, Major in the
Revolutionary war, and granted to
him for services to his country. In
those days there were no means here
of recording patents, and the certifi-
cate and draft completed title. Church
sold to man named Campbell, and
Campbell sold this piece to James
Gardner, who settled on the tract and
lived on it till 1882, when he was
caught in snow storm in the woods,
frozen to death and covered with
snow, and his body was not recover
ed till the following spring. His
widow and eight children continued
to live on the place till l843, when
the widow died, the children scatter
ed, and Bernard McAnallen, an uncle
of the children, went to live on the
place on a verbal agreement to Pay
the taxes and improve it. He died
in 1868, leaving two children, q son,
Thos. McA nallen, aud daughter,
who married Patton Bell, and they
continued to live on the place. The
Gardner children were scattered and
made no effort at that time to recover
the place. There were seven boys,
and one girl who married a man NAM
ed Steel of Pittsburg, and they final
ly got together and brought suit.
The case came up on Thursday and
continued till Tuesday, when the
judge directed the jury to find for six
of the plaintiffs for six-eighths of the
land, and for the defendants two
eighths-two of the children OF
James Gardner having acknowledged
title in McAnallen. There were
originally but eight townships in this
county, and this tract, at that time,
was partly in Parker and partly
in Slipperyrock. Some changes were
made in the townships as the co unity
grew in population. but it was not
until 1854 that the thrifty three town.
ships were arranged as they now are.
During the trial ofthis case the tax du-
plicates of Cherry, Washington, Parker
and Slipperyrock townships from the
beginning. were brought into court
and examined, as part Of the defense
was tax title, but it was shown
that the land had been assessed in
both townships that year==Parker
and Slipperyrock--and had been
paid for in one of them.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-05-06
DRY go Obs

In all the staple styles and
latest novelties, from ) cents
to s. so per yard and trim
mings to match. a very full
line Of gloves, hosiery, neck
wear. See Our embroidered
kid, silk and Isle gloves. Wraps
and jackets in all grades, styles
and prices; the very best fit
ting garments in the market,
and bought direct from
the manufacturer. We can
actually sell them cheaper
than you can make them. Car
pets, oil cloths, mattings, drug
gets, rugs, mats. stair-rods
and fasteners, everything found
in a frst-class carpet store,
Good heavy ingram at %
cents; best cottage carpet at
% cents. and all new desira.
bic styles Ecru lace curtains
81 per pair up. a large lot
OF good scrim at 10 cents. We
have wonderful bargains in
domestic goods, What do yon
think Of a full yard wide, soft
finish, bleaehed muslin at CT
cents-l6 yards for 81? Fair
quality straw ticking at Sc !;
extra fine brown muslin Ct
cents; ladies hose, solid colors,
5 cents per pair; but we can
not begin to publish a list OF
our bargains-the only way to
satisfy yourself that you can
save money and be better suit
ed at RITTER 4 RALsToN's than
elsewhere is to call and ex-
anime the bargains we are
now offering. All goods mark
ed in plain figures. We cor
daily invite you to call in and
be convinced that our goods
and prices are uncqualed in
this part of the State of Penn,
sylvania.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-05-06
Election Of Borough Superin-
tendent.

Pursuant to the call published in
the Butler parers, tie school direct
ors of Butler met in convention at the
Public School building on Jefferson
street last Tuesday evening. and or
ganized by electing Lev. McQuistion,
ESQ, President, end =. M. Eastman,
Esq, Secretary. The object of the
meeting was the election of a Super
intendent for the schools of the bor-
ough under the act of 187 7, which
provides that boroughs having a pop
ulation of over 5000 people, may elect
Borough Superintendent. whose
powers and duties are similar to
those of County Superintendent
within the limits of the town--the
school directors Of the town and the
County Commissioners having first
certified to the Superintendent o.
Public Instruction that the popula-
tion exceeds 5000.
Candidates were placed in nomina-
tion as follows; f. MaGkey Of But
Ter, Jos b. Mecbling of Butler town
ship, and John Manwaring, of New
Castle, KY, and on first ballot Prof
Mackey received the entire six votes
and was elected for the ensuing three
years
His salary was fixed at $1,000 pei
annum, his duties include those o.
principal, and he has the same powers
and duties inside the town that the
County Superintendent has inside the
county.
We will have 90 or 90 schools in
Butler the coming winter, but the
State appropriation of $3.50 for eact
school, will only be received for is
schools the present number and will
amount to but Ssl.
The hall in the Jefferson st. build
ing will be partitioned into two
school rooms, and a room may b'
rented in Springdale for primary
school.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-05-06
General Notes.

PATHS six New York performan-
cas- brought ia receipts of $50, 600.
AS ducat gatherer she leads the
world.
Philip Armour, of Chicago fame,
has bought the yacht Water Witch,
and will go chase those pigs OF the
sea the PROPOSES when summer shall
have set in.
Michigan voted do wn Prohibi-
ton by majority of only a little
more than two thousand, But the
defeat, which came so near being a
victory has not daunted the agitators
who have been eudeavoring to sup
press the liquor traffic. They have
now Joined hands with the friends OF
high license, and there is probabili.
ty that they will succeed in passing o
stringent measure of that kind in the
legislature.
Senator Quay has refused to &c
cept his salary as member of the
United States Senate, having return
ed his warrant to Washington. lie
does this on the ground that, as he
still holds the Office of State Treasur-
er, he has no right to take another
salary as United States Senator.
The currency of this country,
consisting of gold, silver and paper,
amounts to Sl,314,698.3l2. There
was never so much before. If the
nation could keep one-half Of it NOV
ing we should all be happy. Dead
money is of no good to any one. 1t
is only useful when it assists in the
exchange of one thing for another
thing.
A newspaper correspondent says
that the herring are so plentiful in the
Susquehanna river at Port Deposit
that they can be hauled out by the
CARLOAD They are selling at so
cents per 100, but the price is only
maintained by combine" among
the fishermen, who are disposed to
try little railroad practice upon her
ring consumers.
The new trains to Chicago, COM
posed of improved Pullman cars
which the Pennsylvania railroad
campany has introduced. with their
Libraries, their bathrooms, and their
barber shops and most Of the other
Iuxuries of we'll regulated hotel, art
one of the wonders of modern travel.
When a traveller can have bath and
a shave on his train while it rolls
along at forty miles an hour, he may
well ask: What next?"
The grocers attending the con
vention of the Retail Merchants Pro
tective Association had ban quet q
tie Bolton House, Harrisburg, last
Thursday evening, after the close o1
the evening session. About one
hundred and fifty discussed the set
out, which was excellent, Mr. Percy
F. Smith, editor of the Grocer ant
Price Current, was toast master ant
opened the intellectual feast with ,
graceful little speech. Toasts were
responded to as follows:
1.-THE State Association" John A
Harbaugb; "The Wholesaler" j. j
Foran; "The Retailer" j. G. .Harlack
eri der Drummer" DR. Harris; 'Th'
Consumer" George H. Welshons
"New York Association, n Dexter
"Pickels," T. Fl. Hartley; "Pennsyl
vania," Rev. Jesse B. Young; "Th'
Press" B. NJ. Mead; "a Trick in al
Trades but Mine," j. j. Neel; 1.-THE
Peddler," f R. Reich; Greetings o
New York." Elisha Winter; "Phila
delpbia," W. II. Tumbieston; "Har.
risburg Grocers," Andrew Schlayer
General Observations" r. A. Stey
enson; "Pure Food" H. W. Amer
ling; Honesty in Business" w, Fl
PiersoI.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-05-06
Wraps, Jackets and Newmarket,
and Dresses from years to 10 year sizes.

and Dresses from years to I6 year sizes.
Ladies' Suit Department; Black Silk Suits
S25 90. S35. 90, $i3 and $1,000. Rich, Heavy
Silk and Trimmed IN Bead "Passamentere. -
Col0red SILK Suits, Check silk Suits.
All Wool Cloth and Tricot Suits, Plain and
Mixed COlors, Full skirts and DrapeTy, $50 and
up 10 5000.
Large and Special offerings during during the
present month of silks and Spring Dress Goods.
New style Plain ColorS ana Check SuitIngS,
IS to ~ inches at 45c Soc csc. I5c., S5c.. S.00,
ana 81. p. Black and White Striped summer
Silks at 2sc,, 3lc.. 35c 4jc. Soc, ana 81 90.
Large line of Colored Summer silks. Colored
GroS Grains, Fallle Frances RhadZimer BarreS
Satin fhadameS, &c, &e., at prices, which for
qualities have not Yet been eGu3:ed,
Our Mail Order department will, upon request
send samples 10 any address, for Wraps.
Curtains, etc. goods from which samples cannot
be cut. we will send a line of goods 10 select from
upon receipt of proper references. or by Express
{. o. D., with privilege of examination and Sc
lection. The customer TO select what pleaSeS, #
any, and pay express agent, balance TO be re-
turned,